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Anti-gay group objects to lesbian talk show host starring in holiday commercials for retail chain

The anti-gay group OneMillionMoms.com has revived its fight against Ellen DeGeneres and JC Penney now that the popular television talk show host is appearing in holiday commercials for the retail chain.

JC Penney took some heat from anti-gay group OneMillionMoms, a subgroup of American Family Association, when it hired Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson earlier this year.

Then they were in the group's crosshairs again for first featuring lesbians in its catalog then later two gay dads. Despite being threatened with boycott, the chain held firm and did not change any of its advertising materials.

Now, instead of being boycotted by its foes, the company is being celebrated by its friends.

When Todd Koch and Cooper Smith were featured in the June JC Penney catalog with their children Claire and Mason, their gay-themed Father's Day photo may have gone by largely unnoticed if it had not been protested by an anti-gay group.

But thanks to OneMillionMoms, a subgroup of American Family Association which called for a boycott of JC Penney, the couple have been getting more attention than they could have imagined.

Anti-gay group that protested Ellen DeGeneres as spokeswoman now calling for boycott over lesbian-themed ad

The anti-gay group OneMillionMoms, which failed in its efforts to get JC Penney to ditch Ellen DeGeneres as its spokeswoman, is once again targeting the retailer because it features a lesbian couple in its latest catalogue.